Aston Martin embraces the dark side with the introduction of the Vanquish Carbon Edition.
A few days ago Aston Martin dropped a 17-second teaser video with the promise of ‘unleashing Dark Forces’. This naturally piqued our interest. They have now delivered on their threat, embraced the dark side and unveiled the Vanquish Carbon Edition which is possibly the most sinister looking Aston Martin ever released. Details are currently slim pickings but the video below certainly captures its dark and powerful presence.
Great power, however, is nothing without, er, a great powerful engine and they also have that covered with the latest version of their 6-litre V12. New engine management sees power rise to 568bhp, propelling the evilness of the Vanquish Carbon Edition to 100kph in just 3.6-seconds and topping out at 323kph. All helped by a new 8-speed Touchtronic III automatic gearbox. And the sacrificial slaughter of a unicorn. Probably…
Source – Aston Martin